Chapter 24: Jinjiang Dufa He really seems like a pervert. ...

The Lu family’s bed was as soft as Jiang Chen had imagined. His body sank into it, as if surrounded by clouds. It was extremely comfortable.

Logically speaking, with such perfect sleeping conditions, Jiang Chen should be able to fall asleep quickly, but the fact is that he suffered from insomnia.

For no apparent reason, my mind went blank and I had no desire to sleep at all.

Jiang Chen began to lie flat on the bed, lie on his side, and even roll over, but still couldn't fall asleep.

He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling. Because the curtains were drawn, the light from outside did not shine in. The ceiling was pitch black and he could not see anything clearly.

In this darkness, he wondered why he couldn't sleep.

I was still very sleepy before taking a shower.

Jiang Chen closed his eyes, trying to comfort himself, to make up a dream, to create a scene, but to little avail. He was awake and full of energy, as if he could run 5,000 meters without taking a breath.

How can a person suffer from insomnia when he or she wants to sleep the most?

You know, since he came into this world, his sleep quality has been excellent.

Jiang Chen was speechless. He took out his cell phone to kill time. He clicked on the web page and the news about Linfeng Group popped up. Gu Tingsen's face jumped in front of him without any warning.

Jiang Chen: “…”

Jiang Chen: “!!!”

Insomnia is already painful enough, why should we have to accept the critical attack from the mobile phone?

Jiang Chen cried out in bad luck, exited, turned off the screen, turned over and got up, all in one go.

It was two o'clock in the morning, and the servants of the villa had gone to bed. The corridor was quiet, with only the night light on. Jiang Chen tiptoed downstairs. Mental comfort could not coax him to sleep, so he decided to try food therapy and pour a glass of milk.

There was no light in the living room, but the light from the street lamps outside shone in, and the rough outlines of the furniture were right in front of him. Jiang Chen didn't turn on the lights or his phone. He easily bypassed the obstacles and entered the kitchen. Before he could open the refrigerator, he found a dark shadow at the kitchen counter.

The shadow was not much taller than the bar counter, and it just lay there motionless in the darkness.

Jiang Chen was startled, and his first reaction was to turn on the kitchen light. He thought so and did so.

The lights suddenly came on, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the shadows beside the bar.

Lu Chiyuan was holding a wine glass in his hand, with an opened bottle of red wine on the table in front of him. He looked up and met Jiang Chen's eyes.

Jiang Chen was silent.

Embarrassment is the only description of this situation.

Jiang Chen forced a stiff smile: "Brother Lu, why didn't you turn on the light?"

Lu Chiyuan retracted his gaze: "It's too bright."

Jiang Chen felt a heavy blow to his heart and said weakly: "Then I will help you close it?"

[I shouldn’t have turned on the light. No, I shouldn’t have gone downstairs.]

Jiang Chen was depressed. His boss went out to get drunk at night, and he came up and turned on the lights. No matter whether Lu Chiyuan was emo, thinking about something, or simply enjoying the night, now nothing could be hidden.

Turning off the lights is the only remedy.

But Jiang Chen didn't dare to turn it off unless Lu Chiyuan gave the order.

Lu Chiyuan shook his wine glass and asked, "You haven't slept yet?"

"No……"

Jiang Chen paused. This sounded like he was staying up late to play. Tomorrow was a workday and he wanted to slack off at work tomorrow!

Jiang Chen immediately changed his words: "I'll come down to drink some water."

Jiang Chen was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, rolling around on the bed because he couldn't sleep. His hair was a mess, with several strands sticking up on the sides, all of which told of his owner's troubles. Coupled with his distressed expression, his excuses were not very convincing.

Fortunately, Lu Chiyuan didn't ask any more questions, so Jiang Chen took out the milk from the refrigerator and inserted a straw.

【I hope I can fall asleep after drinking this bottle of milk. 】

Jiang Chen roughly estimated the time. If he felt sleepy when he went back to bed, he would have no problem sleeping for four hours.

Jiang Chen was drinking milk. Lu Chiyuan was here, so he couldn't just leave. He asked politely, "Brother Lu, why haven't you slept yet?"

Lu Chiyuan said directly: "Insomnia."

His sleep quality is very average. He cannot sleep well every time he goes back to the old house. In addition, his mother's phone call today made him very concerned. He has a lot on his mind and it makes him even more unable to sleep.

He looked up at Jiang Chen. Apart from his inner voice that popped up from time to time and his foresight about the plot, there was nothing special about him.

He carefully recalled the details about the other Jiang Chen, but his impression was not deep. He only knew that there was such a person following him and had business dealings with his family, but the rest of the story was vague.

In his memory, they had no intersection.

But in the eyes of their parents, they should be in the same bed now.

This absurd world is always crazy and he can't understand it.

Jiang Chen didn't expect that Lu Chiyuan also suffered from insomnia. He seemed to have found a confidant: "How about I talk to you?"

[I won’t be able to sleep if I go back anyway.]

Lu Chiyuan put down his glass and picked up the bottle, only to find that he had drunk a bottle of red wine without realizing it. The alcohol did not solve his troubles, but made him even more excited.

He knew he couldn't drink anymore, so he put down the bottle, stood up and said, "I want to watch a movie, go to a movie with me."

"At this time?" Jiang Chen looked out the window and thought this idea was a bit far-fetched. "The cinemas are all closed."

"There's a movie theater at home, so I don't have to go out."

Lu Chiyuan walked out of the kitchen and went upstairs.

Knowing that he had misunderstood Lu Chiyuan's meaning, Jiang Chen finished the milk in his hand in two gulps, threw the box into the trash can, turned off the kitchen light, and followed him.

The theater is on the third floor and is soundproofed on all sides. There is a small bar at the innermost side where you can have a drink to relieve your fatigue after watching a movie for a long time.

In the middle of the cinema is a whole starry sky ceiling, under which is a circular sofa, which is spacious and soft, and there is a vase of flowers on the marble coffee table.

Someone cleans the place every day, the air is fresh, and even though the lights are dim, it doesn't feel stuffy.

Lu Chiyuan turned on the device and asked Jiang Chen what he wanted to watch.

Jiang Chen was not familiar with the movie, he just wanted to kill time since he couldn't sleep, so he didn't have any requirements: "Anything is fine, I'm not picky."

Jiang Chen had no idea, so Lu Chiyuan chose an old movie according to his preference, skipped the beginning and played it directly.

The film begins with a small mountain village with a sense of age and some sad background music.

Jiang Chen felt that it sounded familiar and thought he must have seen it before. In order to confirm the information of the film, he sat upright with a small pillow in his arms, like a good baby.

Lu Chiyuan, on the other hand, was casual, leaning against the sofa with his arms resting on it in a lazy posture.

The theater was quiet. The dialogue and music of the old film were very good, which made it easy to get into that mood.

Jiang Chen realized something was wrong as he watched. Why did the plot sound so much like a horror movie?

He is totally incompatible with horror movies.

Jiang Chen hugged the small pillow tightly in his arms and glanced at Lu Chiyuan quietly. His attention was on the movie, and his superior bone structure looked even more three-dimensional and handsome under the halo.

Jiang Chen gently moved towards him. He no longer dared to focus all his eyes on the movie. Instead, he glanced, stole a glance, and then glanced again.

The film has a qualified soundtrack atmosphere that is proportional to the film. When the familiar melody comes, Jiang Chen's bad premonition comes true. He sadly remembers the name of the film - "Old Man in the Mountain Village", and also has a certain prediction about the upcoming plot.

He did not feel the joy of spoilers, but instead felt a chill.

[The shadow of childhood is about to become the shadow of the year, why is it this movie? 】

Jiang Chen was very upset. He was very close to Lu Chiyuan and could touch him with just a slight raise of his hand. The aura of another person made him less frightened, but he was still nervous when he heard the background music, and he was too embarrassed to ask Lu Chiyuan to change someone else.

After all, he was the one who said it casually at the beginning.

Lu Chiyuan heard his inner voice and looked at him sideways. Jiang Chen was no longer sitting properly, with most of his body leaning towards him, holding the pillow tightly in his hand, trying to relieve the pressure in his heart.

Lu Chiyuan raised his eyebrows. He was immune to horror movies. Those terrifying soundtracks and plots did not scare him. Sometimes they could even calm him down.

He didn't know Jiang Chen would be afraid, nor did he think Jiang Chen would be afraid.

In his mind, this kind of thing is not worth being afraid of.

Lu Chiyuan invited people to watch a movie, but if the people watching were not happy, the invitation was meaningless. He reached for the remote control on the sofa and prepared to change it.

On the big screen, as the sad background music sounded, Chu Mei's figure suddenly appeared behind the crowd.

Jiang Chen was startled and subconsciously dodged to the side.

This time he didn't care who was next to him. He just fell over, buried his head in the pillow, and put his feet off the ground on the sofa, changing from a good baby sitting position to a half-lying position.

Lu Chiyuan stared at his hair whorls. The soft hair rubbed against his arm, making him feel a little tingling.

His mind moved slightly and he put the remote control back.

Normally, the distance between Jiang Chen and him was so great that they wished they could squeeze two more people in between. Today was the first time he came closer.

To be precise, he came over because he was scared.

Lu Chiyuan didn't move. He couldn't tell what his mood was at the moment, but he felt it was not bad.

He couldn't understand the horror conveyed by the movie, but he enjoyed Jiang Chen's fear and desire to escape, which he thought was cute.

He really seems like a pervert.

Halfway through the film, Jiang Chen had completely let himself go, leaning completely against Lu Chiyuan, hugging his little pillow for defense.

Since Lu Chiyuan said nothing, he assumed that he had no opinion.

The air conditioner was on in the theater late at night, but with two people pressed together, their body temperature would still rise easily. Lu Chiyuan's attention was not on the movie, but on Jiang Chen, who he dared not watch but wanted to watch.

His expression was lively, and every moment of frowning and nervousness was an expression of emotion.

Lu Chiyuan thought his eyes, nose and lips were pretty. He looked youthful and energetic in his casual clothes.

His mother's words flashed through his mind, and Lu Chiyuan's eyes dimmed. He was so focused that he kept getting distracted and didn't even notice what was playing in the movie.

Jiang Chen was watching intently. Fear could not stop his curiosity. Having Lu Chiyuan beside him made him feel at ease.

But soon, this source of peace of mind stood up and left the sofa.

Jiang Chen asked alertly: "Where are you going?"

Lu Chiyuan drank a lot of wine tonight and his attention was focused on Jiang Chen, so he felt a little abnormal at the moment.

He walked towards the door and replied, "Bathroom."

Jiang Chen immediately stood up and looked for his shoes: "I want to go too."

Lu Chiyuan wanted to say that he was just going for a while and would be back soon, but before he could say anything, Jiang Chen was already behind him, looking at him innocently with a pair of eyes, as if he was swearing to go in and out together.

Lu Chiyuan swallowed his words back.

The bathroom on the third floor was outside the theater, just a few steps away. Jiang Chen followed Lu Chiyuan until they reached the bathroom door. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, Lu Chiyuan turned around and asked, "Do you want to go in with me?"

Jiang Chen wailed inwardly: [I want to go in, I don’t want to stay here alone. ]

But he knew clearly that this was impossible. If he really went in, not only would he be nervous, but Lu Chiyuan would also be nervous.

He could only stand outside and urged guiltily: "Hurry up."

Lu Chiyuan: “…”

He shouldn't have drunk that bottle of wine!

Why do you have to go to the toilet at this time?

Lu Chiyuan closed the door with a delicate mood. Jiang Chen stood outside against the wall. Even though there was light in the corridor at this time, it could not hide the fear in his heart. He was afraid that if he blinked, there would be something more in front of him.

He regretted it very much now. He should have ruled out horror movie as an option when Lu Chiyuan asked what to watch.

I don’t need to say it again!

He's really not good at horror movies.

Jiang Chen began to mutter to himself, just to keep himself busy and stop thinking about random things.

Lu Chiyuan came out quickly. Jiang Chen looked at him as if he was a savior. His uneasiness turned into a smile: "Brother Lu, you are so fast!"

Lu Chiyuan: “…”

Shut up, okay?

Back in the theater, Jiang Chen's first choice was his little pillow, curled up in his arms. The movie hadn't finished yet, and Lu Chiyuan decisively chose to change the movie.

Jiang Chen was scared, so he didn't really watch it. The ending wasn't important anymore.

This time he adapted it into a romance film, with bright tones, a warm atmosphere, and a cheerful rhythm, all of which are the best choice for relaxing late at night.

Lu Chiyuan thought that this would finally meet Jiang Chen's wishes and alleviate the negative impact of the horror movie.

The prelude of the romance film was a bit slow. Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the sofa and watched it seriously at the beginning, but soon he felt sleepy. His eyes were looking at the screen, but his brain was completely empty.

He was a little dazed and closed his eyes unconsciously. His body lost support and fell to one side.

This time, without the cushion of a pillow, he fell directly onto Lu Chiyuan's legs.

Lu Chiyuan lowered his head and saw Jiang Chen falling asleep quickly under the glow of the movie.

Are romance films so hypnotic?

Lu Chiyuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He put his hand on Jiang Chen's head and ruffled his hair. He felt distressed: "Horror movies are scary, and romance movies are boring. You can call this anything?"

What is the subtext of this sentence?

If it works, watch it. If it doesn’t, just sleep on it. The main point is to participate?

Lyrical background music came from the speakers, and songs praising love filled the theater.

Lu Chiyuan lowered his eyes, and his fingers slid across Jiang Chen's forehead, cheek, and then landed on his lips. With a little force, his fingertips could touch Jiang Chen's teeth.

The hot and humid breath was on his fingertips. Lu Chiyuan was not unfamiliar with this posture.

Jiang Chen knew to keep his distance when he was awake, but he was completely defenseless when he was asleep.

Lu Chiyuan withdrew his hand. He did not chase Jiang Chen away, but adjusted his sitting position so that he could lean better on his legs.

He wasn't sleepy and didn't want to move. It was nice to just stay quietly in the theater.

Just the two of them, no one to disturb them.